100 Floors All Master - Chapter 61

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All Master of 100 Floors Episode 061

 

Floor 10. Vampire Princess (4)

 

What he felt through their clasped hands was tension and wariness.

 

“Please calm down.”

 

Kang Jun-hyeok said quietly. Eldyria snorted.

 

The City Entrance was getting closer. He could see the Guards standing watch there.

 

‘Now.’

 

Act.

 

Be someone other than myself.

 

His posture changed. His back straightened and his expression altered. His walking gait transformed.

 

“Hm?”

 

Eldyria’s eyes widened.

 

She could tell. Though nothing about his appearance had changed, the human called Kang Jun-hyeok himself had transformed.

 

Kang Jun-hyeok approached the Guard and spoke quietly.

 

“Good day.”

 

It was an extremely stiff, disciplined tone. His face was also hardened like someone stubborn. The Guard tilted his head.

 

“I haven’t seen your face before. Are you a visitor?”

 

“Yes. I stopped by briefly while passing through. I need to resupply for my journey. I’ll leave quietly in a day or two.”

 

“Please show me identification to prove your identity.”

 

“Identity… you say.”

 

Kang Jun-hyeok’s expression changed. Very awkwardly, as if troubled.

 

Seeing this, the Guard looked the two of them over carefully.

 

Kang Jun-hyeok’s clothing was neat and unworn. His back was straight and he was stiffly rigid, as if unaccustomed to dealing with others.

 

He wore a Sword at his waist, and though somewhat clumsy, he had a disciplined bearing.

 

‘Is he a Knight from somewhere?’

 

No matter how he looked, he wasn’t a commoner. The Guard couldn’t help but think so. The Guard’s gaze, which had been examining Kang Jun-hyeok, turned to Eldyria.

 

A crimson, luxurious Robe. Even if he spent his entire salary, he couldn’t afford it. Judging by her small frame, she appeared to be a woman. And the woman was tightly holding the Knight’s hand.

 

“…Ah.”

 

The Guard smiled knowingly with understanding.

 

“It seems you’re eloping.”

 

The worldview of Floor 10 was a fantasy medieval world.

 

The romance between a foolish noble lady in love and the Knight who served her would be widely known.

 

“…!”

 

For a moment, Eldyria, who hadn’t understood the Guard’s meaning, realized what he meant. Just as she was about to say something in fury, she swallowed her breath.

 

It was because Kang Jun-hyeok had tightened his grip on her hand.

 

The force was quite strong. Eldyria let out a silent scream at the pain as if her hand bones were being crushed.

 

“I don’t have identification to prove my identity, but… couldn’t something be arranged?”

 

“Hmm.”

 

Kang Jun-hyeok quietly approached the troubled guard. When he pulled out a few coins from his pocket and handed them over, the guard’s expression immediately changed.

 

“Please come in. Have a pleasant journey. Open the gate!”

 

When the guard knocked on the door, it opened with a creaking sound after a moment. Kang Jun-hyeok gave a light greeting and stepped inside.

 

[Acting proficiency has greatly increased.]

 

[Persuasion proficiency has greatly increased.]

 

Eldyria, who had been quiet, opened her mouth.

 

“You act quite well.”

 

“You’re too kind.”

 

‘As expected, it’s a good skill.’

 

Kang Jun-hyeok wore a pleased expression.

 

[Passive Skill: Acting]

 

[Grade: Lowest]

 

[Proficiency: E]

 

[The act of deceiving one’s emotions and wearing a mask. You can not only more skillfully deceive your emotions but also fake your actions.]

 

With the Acting Skill’s proficiency reaching E, he could now fake even his actions.

 

Thanks to this, he could play the role of a naive knight without arousing suspicion. Considering the diversity of the Tower, it was one of the extremely important skills.

 

“The reason you were searching the corpse was for bribe money.”

 

“Humans are materialistic beings. If there’s a plausible story and material gain, they can cleanly ignore any suspicion.”

 

Kang Jun-hyeok quietly apologized.

 

“I’m sorry, Princess. Even though it was to enter the city, I dared to act as your lover and caused you pain. I will accept punishment for this sin after everything is over.”

 

“Hmph. There better be results worth it.”

 

Eldyria grumbled as she looked at the city.

 

“So this is a Human City. How chaotic and noisy.”

 

“Compared to your Princess’s kingdom, it’s quite a shabby place.”

 

“So what are we going to do here? You better not disappoint me.”

 

There was faint interest in Eldyria’s eyes as she said this. She looked like she wanted to explore the city.

 

Unfortunately, Kang Jun-hyeok had no such intention.

 

“Please follow me.”

 

Kang Jun-hyeok led Eldyria into an alley.

 

Rats scurried around, and garbage was scattered everywhere with flies buzzing about. Eldyria’s expectant expression instantly soured.

 

“How utterly filthy.”

 

As they went a little deeper into the alley, thugs appeared as if they had been waiting. They surrounded the two while gripping daggers.

 

“Hehe…”

 

“Hand over all your stuff and get lost.”

 

“Ah, no. Leave the woman too.”

 

A well-groomed man and a woman in an expensive robe. They were the perfect targets for the thugs.

 

The problem was that Kang Jun-hyeok had also been waiting for them to come.

 

“Please wait a moment.”

 

Asking for Eldyria’s understanding, Kang Jun-hyeok stepped forward. In an instant, he closed the distance and struck the thug’s stomach.

 

Kuuung!

 

“Kuk!”

 

The thug was slammed into the wall with a gasping sound. The completely worn-out wall collapsed with a rumbling noise.

 

The thug beside him thrust his dagger in terror. Kang Jun-hyeok grabbed the tip of the dagger blade, lightly snapped it, and struck down on his head.

 

Another thug who realized something was seriously wrong tried to flee in panic, but Kang Jun-hyeok grabbed his neck and slammed him into the ground.

 

“Keeek!”

 

“I have something to ask. Is there by any chance an Information Guild in the city?”

 

“Th, there is!”

 

“Really?”

 

Kang Jun-hyeok made an expression like he’d hit the jackpot.

 

The clear condition for Floor 10 was reaching the destination. That was the only one. As such, it could truly be cleared through various routes.

 

A route where you wandered around and reached it by chance.

 

A route where you met mercenaries and traveled with them to reach it.

 

A route where you completely defeated the werewolves and leisurely found information.

 

Among them, there was also a route from the human city through the Information Guild to the destination.

 

He had entered this place precisely for that purpose. He was worried it might be a different city, but apparently that wasn’t the case.

 

“Then, could I possibly know how to get to the Information Guild?”

 

“Uh…”

 

The thug rolled his eyes back and forth. To him who was reading the situation, Kang Jun-hyeok said indifferently.

 

“If you don’t want to talk, it can’t be helped.”

 

“I, I’ll talk! Please spare my life!”

 

“Thanks.”

 

Kang Jun-hyeok smiled slightly.

 

Having obtained information from him, Kang Jun-hyeok moved immediately. As he entered deeper into the alley, an old man was sitting against the wall begging.

 

Kang Jun-hyeok dropped a coin to him.

 

But not into the basket, rather above the old man’s head.

 

“…A customer I’m seeing for the first time.”

 

Though it was an extremely rude action, the old man skillfully caught the coin and moved his body aside. Kang Jun-hyeok entered beyond the wall. After passing through a narrow passage, a small room came into view. At the chair across from the table sat a man.

 

“Well now. A customer I’m seeing for the first time.”

 

The man said with a smile.

 

“Nice to meet you. I’m the head of the Information Guild. My name is Haftan.”

 

* * *

 

Kang Jun-hyeok muttered as if surprised.

 

“The head came out personally?”

 

“It’s quite a unique combination. Information about you two has already reached me. When I saw you entering the alley, I had a feeling, but I didn’t expect you to come straight here. May I ask what brought you to this place?”

 

“Do I need to ask why you’re looking for the Information Guild?”

 

Kang Jun-hyeok said as he sat down in the chair.

 

“I need information. Information about a specific place.”

 

“…Hmm.”

 

Haftan had an ambiguous expression.

 

“Sorry, but you’re outsiders. I can’t sell information to people I’m seeing for the first time.”

 

Haftan’s answer was a refusal.

 

Kang Jun-hyeok had an expression that said he expected this. Originally, someone who cleared through this route said it took two months to gain the Information Guild’s trust.

 

But Kang Jun-hyeok had no intention of waiting that long. He reached his hand into his chest. Haftan’s eyes widened as he briefly stood guard.

 

“Would this be enough as payment for that trust?”

 

“…Huh, what?”

 

Haftan’s mouth fell wide open.

 

What Kang Jun-hyeok pulled out was a brilliantly glowing Blue Sapphire.

 

He had demanded gems as payment for giving information to Baekdusan and Kim Tae-yeon.

 

He had taken out one of the gems he had received in advance.

 

Gems were items that had value throughout the entire universe. They could be used effectively in the process of climbing the Tower.

 

‘Originally these gems were for Perfect Clear of other floors.’

 

Using one wouldn’t matter. Haftan’s eyes rolled back when he saw the gem and he rushed over.

 

“Let me see!”

 

“Go ahead.”

 

Haftan, who was examining the gem as if enchanted, let out a groan.

 

“…It’s a real gem. And with incredibly high purity. And the crafting skill is… did some dwarf process this?”

 

“Is the value sufficient?”

 

“Of course!”

 

Haftan nodded his head with a beaming smile.

 

“Tell me anything! I’ll grant it all!”

 

Information that another Player had struggled for two months to barely obtain, he had easily acquired with a single gem.

 

Kang Jun-hyeok told him the information about the destination. After hearing the content, Haftan tapped the table.

 

“Hmm… There are a few places that come to mind, but I’m not certain. I think I’ll need to organize it.”

 

“How long will it take?”

 

“One day will do.”

 

“Then I should come tomorrow. Ah. But I have another favor to ask. Is that okay?”

 

Since he had used a precious gem, he couldn’t just end it with only one piece of information. Haftan nodded eagerly.

 

“Of course! What do you need?”

 

Kang Jun-hyeok smiled and stated his request. Haftan had a puzzled expression.

 

“It’s possible, but… why do you want something like that?”

 

Haftan’s question was natural. No matter how he thought about it, Kang Jun-hyeok’s current request was completely useless.

 

Kang Jun-hyeok answered quietly.

 

“There’s something I want to test.”

 

“Hmm… Alright. It doesn’t seem like it would be too difficult.”

 

“Then one more thing. Could you possibly find me a mage?”

 

“A mage?”

 

Haftan frowned.

 

“There’s no way there’d be a mage in a small city like this, right? I could find one if I looked, but it would take some time.”

 

“I thought so.”

 

‘I guess it won’t be that easy.’

 

Kang Jun-hyeok clicked his tongue in disappointment.

 

“Then forget about that. See you tomorrow.”

 

“Good. Very good…”

 

A dangerous glint flashed momentarily in Haftan’s muttering eyes. Just before leaving, Kang Jun-hyeok spoke as if something had occurred to him.

 

“Ah. And next time I come, I’d prefer if there weren’t any people in stealth.”

 

Haftan’s body jolted for a moment.

 

“…What do you mean by that?”

 

“Four on the ceiling. Five on the floor. Seven on the walls.”

 

Haftan’s body jolted once more. Kang Jun-hyeok smiled slightly.

 

“If you’re thinking of backstabbing me to do something, you’d better give up on that idea.”

 

“Ha, haha. As if I would do such a thing.”

 

Haftan forced a laugh. Kang Jun-hyeok extended his hand to Eldyria.

 

“Then let’s head back.”

 

Eldyria, who had been watching Kang Jun-hyeok with curious eyes, took his hand.

 

Kang Jun-hyeok showed her around the city a bit, then found lodging for the night.

 

And the next day, he visited the Information Guild again. There was no one in stealth. Haftan was waiting with supplies packed and ready.

 

“Here. The map. I’ve marked several forests that match the information you gave me.”

 

Kang Jun-hyeok unfolded the map. Among them was a forest he remembered.

 

Right there. After confirming his destination, Kang Jun-hyeok took the map. Haftan then brought out the items Kang Jun-hyeok had requested.

 

“And these are what you requested.”

 

They were books.

 

Dozens of books. Their covers had drawings of swords, spears, bows, and the like.

 

Haftan said.

 

“These are training manuals that contain the methods for handling sword techniques, spear techniques, and such from various schools.”

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